By Ed LavanderaOriginal Source: cnn.com

Ocala, Florida (CNN)The words that saved Crystal Champ's life were delivered like a spear into the heart.

She had just arrived at a drug treatment facility in Central Florida in December, and a therapist looked in her eyes and said, "This is life or death."

"That really like hit me hard," Champ said. "My therapist wouldn't work with me if I wasn't going to take it seriously."

The message worked. Champ has been sober for nearly seven months and has escaped a life of drug addiction and homelessness...click here to continue reading